French actor Alain Delon and German actress Romy Schneider, his off-screen partner and “the love of his life”, during the shooting of La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) in Cannes, France, in 1968. Delon is calling time on his career, aged 81. Photo: AFP

French actor Alain Delon and German actress Romy Schneider, his off-screen partner and “the love of his life”, during the shooting of La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) in Cannes, France, in 1968. Delon is calling time on his career, aged 81. Photo: AFP